REVIEW: Adolescence on Netflix - 'It was absolutely gripping'

CapeTalk's Sara-Jayne Makwala King spoke to TV and movie reviewer, Gayle Edmunds.

Listen to their conversation in the audio clip below.

A parent's worst nightmare.

This is how the four-part series 'Adolescence,' currently available on Netflix, has been described.

The one-shot crime drama follows the story of a family whose world is turned upside down when their 13-year-old son is arrested for the murder of a teenage girl.

The cast includes Stephen Graham, Ashley Walters, and Erin Doherty.

Watch the trailer below:

"It was absolutely gripping." 

- Gayle Edmunds, TV and movie reviewer

"I don't recommend bingeing it because it's quite hardcore."

- Gayle Edmunds, TV and movie reviewer

"Each episode is one continuous shot...it's really very tense and suspenseful."

- Gayle Edmunds, TV and movie reviewer

"It's a very powerful piece of film making because it grapples with something that we must all grapple with...and it is difficult..." 

- Gayle Edmunds, TV and movie reviewer

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